I'm hoping that someone can help with a question. I purchased a rifle with a Lyman Alaskan scope mounted on it which is the later prefix A series design. It would help enormously if it had about 1/4" more eye relief. I have another Alaskan but unfortunately it is also an A prefix. Somewhere in my memory bank is the idea that earlier Alaskan's had longer eye relief's but at the cost of a slightly reduced field of view. Does anyone know this for sure as I hate to buy the earlier model with the short rear housing based upon my memory. Thanks so much and happy Holidays...

Nick Stroebel does not seem to mention an A prefix but he does say the early models had exposed adjustments and from 1944 came as "all-weather" scopes with weatherproof caps and "moisture proof" internal adjustments.

Interestingly, the "Fixed" Alaskan (with no internal adjustments) did not come out until 1953, perhaps in answer to B&L. A 1944 ad for the new model did make much of its long (five-inch) eye relief but Nick just lists three-to-five inches, without mentioning any changes over the years.